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' No. 509,085. Patented Nov. 21,1893.

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CHRISTIAN J. J ENNE AND CHARLES E. WVILLEY, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY,ASSIGNORS TO \VILLIAM CARTER, JOHN IV. DAIVSON, AND JOSEPH MEY- RICK, OFSAME PLACE.

ELECTRIC CIGAR-LIGHTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 509,085, dated November21, 1893. Application filed April 5 1893. Serial No. 469,237. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHRISTIAN J. J ENNE and CHARLES E. WILLEY, ofLouisville, in the county of Jefferson and State of Kentucky, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Electric Cigar-Lighters, ofwhich the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to devices intended especially for use as cigarlighters and advertising means and consists in certain peculiaritieshereinafter more fully described and spe cifically pointed out in theclaims.

In the annexed drawings similar letters of reference denotecorresponding parts in both the views in which Figure 1 is a viewrepresenting the face of.

the device with the case, or covering, removed, and Fig. 2 is a similarView of a modified form of arrangement.

-A- is a suitable base of wood or other suitable material, on which arethe binding posts -ggand a converter or inductorium -B. A primary hightension alternating current is passed around the inductorium B- by meansof the conductors b-bof the primary circuit which passes from thebinding post -g-- around the inductorium -B- to the base-block h of theswitchcomposed of the parts h'-h, spring arms '-c' and point -c. Theprimary circuit is held normally open by means of the weighted holder-D--' by gravity contracting the spring -son the stem -dof the contactpoint -cthrough the medium of the connected hanger or cord -e-, theweight of the holder -D- being sufficient to overcome the retractilepower of said spring -s. On raising the holder -D the spring --.5'exerts its influence to project said point cbetween andinto contact withthe spring arms i-z' to close the primary circuit, permitting it to passthrough said switch and completing the primary circuit.

Wound around the converter -B- is a secondary coil e which connectsthrough the conductors =c with the retaining strips -d'dof the holder-D- and connected at its ends with said strips d' is a stripot 5oincandescing material -7c-, completing such secondary circuit.

Thus far the two devices are identical, but, in Fig. 1 is shown asecondarypcoil -ff wound around theinductorium in circuit with theincandescent lamp L, while in Fig. 2 the lamp L is in a shunt circuitwith the primary coil -b and only enough of the primary circuit isutilized to raise its filament to incandescence, ized in conjunctionwith the converter to induce the required secondary circuit for thefilament 7c-, to raise it to the required degree of incandescence. Inboth instances the main, or primary high tension, current is normallybroken through the switch connections and the secondary, or induced lowtension current, connections are completed, so that clos- I ing theprimary circuit will of necessity raise while the main circuit is util60 the body k and lamp filaments to a point of incandescence, and itwill be apparent that either style of modification may be usedseparately or in conjunction for one or more lighting points -7{) andlamps -L-L-- it desired without departing from the spirit of ourinvention.

The operation of the device is as follows: The normal position of theparts is as shown in the drawings, but in practice the device issuspended at such an elevation that the holder D- will be raised forconvenience in use, when the weight of the same willbe withdrawn fromthe cord -e"- and spring s whereupon said spring will force the point-cinto contact with the spring arms --t'-t-,

thus closing the primary high tension current. This being accomplishedwill produce a low tension current in the conductors e--, thus raisingthe body lcto the point of incandescence and lighting the lamp upon anytransparent substance interposed between the observer and said lamp willbe lighted up and printed characters or other matter on said transparentsubstance will become distinctly visible.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is-== 1. In adevice of the described character, a

primary high tension circuit, normally open, an inductorium, aprimarycoil aroundsaid inductorium, a pair of secondary coils, a lamp incircuit with one coil and an incandescing body in circuit with the othercoil, a switch in the primary circuit, a weighted holder suspendedtherefrom and a retractile spring adapted to close said primary circuiton raising the said weighted holder, all combined substantially asspecified.

2. In a device of the described character,a pr mary circuit, normallyopen, a switch in said primary circuit, a secondary circuit, anincandescing body in said secondary circuit, an incandescent lampnormally out of circuit, a weighted holder connected to said switch andholding the same normally open, and means for closing said switch onelevation of said weighted holder, all combined substantially asspecified.

3. In a device of the described character, a primary alternatingcircuit, a switch in said pr mary circuit, a converter or inductorium, aprimary coil around said inductorium, a pair of secondary coils aroundsaid inductorium, a lamp in circuit with one of said secondary coils, abody capable of incandescence in circuit with the other secondary coil,a weighted holder carrying said incandescing body, a connected hangercarrying said weighted holder from a switch, and a spring adapted toclose said switch on raising the weighted holder, all in combinationsubstantially as specified.

4. In a device of the described character, a primary alternatingcircuit, a switch in said primary circuit holding the same normallyopen, an inductorium with the primary coil around the same a secondarycoil also wound around said inductorium, an incandescing body in saidsecondary circuit, a weighted holder carrying said incandescing body, alamp in the primary circuit and connections between the weighted holderand switch adapted to close said switch and primary circuit on elevationof said weighted holder, all 45 combined substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands this 14th day ofFebruary, 1893.

CHRISTIAN J. JENNE. CHARLES E. W'ILLEY.

\Vitnesses:

FREDERICK H. GIBBS, G. J. DREWRY.

